Five Stories you might have missed: Towers forced to pay out over delayed transfer; employee exemptions for AE; why costs and fees matter

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This week's top stories include a slap on the wrist for Fidelity and Towers Watson over a delayed transfer request and regulations to exempt certain workers from auto-enrolment (AE), while Con Keating discusses how investment costs and fees should be measured.

1. Fidelity and Towers Watson forced to pay out over delayed transfer request The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) ordered Fidelity Investments and Towers Watson to compensate a scheme member who lost ou...

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